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• Introduced by Sen. Brett Guthrie (R) on February 6, 2007, to establish a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour for interstate highways. The bill would prohibit the secretary of transportation from increasing any speed limit in excess of 65 miles per hour, except upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the secretary may increase the speed limit to 70 miles per hour on an interstate highway.
• Passed in the Senate (34 to 2) on February 20, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on February 21, 2007.
• Passed in the House (69 to 27) on March 2, 2007, to establish a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour for interstate highways. The bill would prohibit the secretary of transportation from increasing any speed limit in excess of 65 miles per hour, except upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the secretary may increase the speed limit to 70 miles per hour on an interstate highway. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 2, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 2) on March 9, 2007, to allow the Secretary of Transportation to increase the speed limit to 70 miles per hour on parkways with four or more lanes. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Ernie Fletcher on March 21, 2007.